The Department of Radiation Medicine at Peking University is dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of how ionizing radiation affects the human body. The discipline focuses on the mechanisms, injury and repair processes, as well as the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of radiation-induced damage.

In response to the university’s goal of building a world-class institution and attracting top domestic and international talents in radiation medicine, the department was established in May 2016 under the School of Basic Medical Sciences, following approval by the Peking University Health Science Center Council.

The department currently has four principal investigators (PIs), including two recipients of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and one Peking University Distinguished Professor. All four serve as doctoral supervisors. Faculty members come from a range of disciplines—medicine, physics, chemistry, biomedical engineering, and nanomaterials—reflecting the department’s strong foundation in multidisciplinary collaboration and innovative research. The department offers two undergraduate courses and three graduate-level courses.

The Department of Radiation Medicine is leading over 20 competitive research projects funded by national ministries and major funding agencies, including key and general programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and major initiatives from the Ministry of Science and Technology. Total research funding exceeds 20 million RMB.

Over the past three years, the department’s faculty have published more than ten high-impact papers in leading international journals, such as Molecular Cell, Journal of Clinical Investigation, PNAS, EMBO Journal, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

With a commitment to innovation, academic excellence, and translational research, the Department of Radiation Medicine continues to drive forward the frontiers of radiation biology and medical science, contributing to the development of safer and more effective radiation-based therapies.